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San Francisco — Deem, a mobile and cloud technology provider for the business travel industry, today announced general availability of its Deem Work Fource platform, a next-generation software suite that offers a much-needed alternative to the present corporate online booking tools used by many businesses.
Applying an array of advanced technologies, Work Fource provides optimized solutions for each of the four key constituencies in the business travel ecosystem: for travelers who want to book trips and manage changes on the go more quickly and easily; corporate travel managers who need better ways to control spend, improve traveler satisfaction, and ensure policy compliance; travel management companies who want to deliver a more convenient travel-booking experience to corporate clients while maintaining duty of care; and suppliers who want to expand their market, grow revenues and offer a superior experience to customers.
"Let's face it: we all concur that almost everyone finds the traditional corporate booking tools lacking in many ways," said John Rizzo, president and COO of Deem. "They are clunky, complicated and time-consuming for everyone involved. They've been stuck in the past, and haven't kept up with user centric designs, or taken advantage of the innovations in areas such as artificial intelligence and dynamic personalization; technologies which we've seen in more forward-thinking segments of the software industry. That's why we decided to rethink our solutions from the ground up."
The Work Fource suite combines an array of advanced capabilities—including machine learning, predictive analytics, adaptive personalization, and a best-in-class consumer-style user experience—in four groundbreaking solutions:
- Deem Road Work, for travelers: mobile and desktop apps for planning, booking and updating trips with unprecedented ease and flexibility, thanks to a variety of intelligent features such as personalized recommendations and pre-emptive assistance.
- Deem Clock Work, for corporate travel managers: a robust set of tools for managing travel programs, spurring adoption, and fostering compliance, driven by a uniquely flexible and comprehensive policy engine.
- Deem Book Work, for travel management companies: a fast, flexible and efficient set of administrative tools that streamline agency processes to better serve corporate clients while also growing revenue.
- Deem Net Work, for suppliers: powerful APIs and services enabling providers of air, hotel, rail, ground, and other logically adjacent content and services, to market their products and services in the Deem platform.
Work Fource products are cloud-based and seamlessly integrated with each other and with external systems, such as calendar apps, expense and ERP systems. The platform also addresses the needs of global clients with a full suite of language, localization and content capabilities including air, rail, hotel, and ground transportation.
"Deem's approach is to optimize its platform to serve the needs of the entire business travel ecosystem, at the expense of no one—that's an industry first," said Rizzo.
Deem's current cloud customers will be seamlessly upgraded to the new software as part of their scheduled release, with their existing data and settings preserved.
Visit deem.com for more information.
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George Jacobs, President
Chicago, Ill. — The Illinois Meetings and Events Magazine named Windy City Limousine and Bus “The Best Transportation Company in Illinois.” This marks the eighth time in nine years that WCL has received this honor.
“We are proud to win this award this year,” says George Jacobs, president of Windy City Limousine. “Our Team works so hard on a daily basis to be the best. It is gratifying to see that their efforts have been rewarded.”
Vice President Kathy Kahne credits the success of Windy City Limousine to their proven record of reliability and customer-first mentality. “People trust what we say,” she says. “If we tell you we’re going to do it, we do it.” The company’s fleet includes sedans, SUVs, vans, mini-coaches, and 56-passenger motorcoaches.
Visit windycitylimos.com for more information.
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Chad Casey of Casey Corporate Transportation
Atlanta, Ga. — Casey Corporate Transportation is the recipient of the 1st Quarter 2017 LMC Group Circle of Excellence Award. Casey won the award for excellence in business development outsourcing.
Chad Casey has owned Casey Corporate Transportation for 14 years. Serving the greater Atlanta area, Casey has a reputation for providing safe, reliable transportation with a personal approach. Chad is well known throughout the industry but particularly in his home base of Atlanta. He is the vice president and a founding member of the Greater Atlanta Limo Association (GALA).
Though Chad excels as a smaller operator, he has big plans for his future. To grow his business, he enlisted the services of The LMC Group’s Business Development department. Thanks to his creative thinking and hard work, Chad has realized a 40% growth in his business!
“Chad continually provides feedback, ideas, and leads, which is of paramount importance in guiding me as we grow his business,” says Alison Ford, LMC Business Development representative. He communicates well and often, and he works very hard to make sure that he’s available for meetings with clients and prospective clients. The level of success through the LMC Business Development program increases exponentially when a client collaborates with us in this manner. “
Another factor in Chad’s success is his no-pressure approach to sales. He believes in Casey Corporate Transportation and in their level of service, and he communicates that to clients. His confidence in his company translates to a comfortable sales approach that his customers respond to.
LMC Founder Kristen Carroll commented on Casey’s growth: “For as long as I’ve known Chad, I’ve been impressed by his vision and his willingness to try innovative approaches to developing his business. Chad inspires confidence in his customers, his partners at the LMC Group, and his new clients. I look forward to witnessing all he will achieve in the future.”
Visit cctatlanta.com for more information.
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